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Script Writer

TV & Film: Darlene Hunt, Venice Beach, CA
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***Due to Darlene's new show on SHOWTIME, "The C Word", being in full production mode, she will not be able to confirm mentorship availability until Summer, 2010.  Please let us know your interest by submitting below and we will contact you this summer.

Exciting Update Sept. 2009

"The C Word", a dark comedy created and written by Darlene Hunt and starring Laura Linney, will air as a series on Showtime. Darlene will serve as executive producer with Linney, Neal Moritz and Vivian Cannon. Production will begin this fall. Congratulations, Darlene!

Do you have a vision and a voice for storytelling? Do you find yourself jotting down ideas for stories, inventing characters and creating dialogues? Are you passionate enough about writing to survive the highs and lows of the profession? If you would like to bring your writing skills and your imagination to the world of television script writing, Darlene Hunt can help you pursue your interest and explore your talent on a VocationVacations® career mentorship on how to become a television script writer.

Growing up on a farm in Kentucky, Darlene Hunt had a lot of time to explore her imagination and creativity. She developed an interest in acting and went on to earn a degree in theater at Northwestern University. Along the way, she also found a creative outlet in writing. She brought her performing and writing skills together appearing in a play she co-authored and toured the country with for several years after graduation.

During this time, she also began doing stand-up comedy which provided her an opportunity to bring her writing skills to a different venue. In 1997, Darlene moved to Los Angeles. “I wrote another play which I starred in and which brought attention to my writing,” says Darlene. Sean Hayes, who played Jack on the hit comedy series Will & Grace, attended a performance and asked Darlene to write a part for him in the show. She did, and this led to Darlene writing an episode for Will & Grace which launched her career as a television script writer.

“Since then it has been non-stop writing,” laughs Darlene. Now, writing mostly comedy she has written twelve pilots for various networks; has a script deal with Sony Studios; wrote on staff for the new Beverly Hills 90210; and is currently working with actress Sandra Oh on a film Oh is producing and starring in. She’s also writing a pilot for ABC Family about four sisters growing up in the South. “I am also currently working on probably my favorite project ever. A pilot for Showtime called The C Word, a dark comedy about a woman who finds she is dying from cancer and decides not to tell anyone. Darlene enjoys writing dark comedy, and this is her first opportunity to write for this genre, which she describes as “laughter through tears.”

The life of a television script writer is definitely unpredictable and requires patience, determination and the ability to laugh at rejection. “I’ve cried to my agents after a producer has rejected an idea of mine saying inane things like, ‘It’s as if I showed them a bunch of pictures of my kids, and they said that one’s ugly’,” shares Darlene. She stresses that the writing part is the fun side of her job. The challenge comes when you are ready to sell it. “Although a script may be bought by a network, a small percentage are made into pilots, and then an even smaller percentage are picked up as series,” explains Darlene. “The goal is to get a series on the air, but I’ve made a lot of money just getting close.”

Writers come from all walks of life and backgrounds. “You don’t have to have a degree in writing or a particular background to be a successful writer,” says Darlene. “You do need to honor your own creativity, write from an authentic point of view and be committed to getting your work out, seen, and into the hands of decision makers.”

While on your Television Script Writer VocationVacations® career mentorship with Darlene Hunt, activities will include some or all of the following:
  • Attend a producer meeting
  • Meet and have your questions answered by a TV agent and or producer
  • Review how the TV pilot writing works from idea to pitch, to outline, to final draft
  • Read examples of a beat sheet, outline, TV script
  • Watch and analyze famous TV pilots
  • Listen in on notes call
  • Spend time in a writer’s room
  • Visit TV or movie set
  • Tour a studio lot
  • If taking the 2-day VocationVacation, discuss, review and critique twenty-pages of vocationer’s original work
*Prior to this VocationVacation, mentor will email vocationer a first and final draft of a pilot which she successfully pitched and sold to a network so the vocationer is able to see what is standard, examples of changes made, etc.

The Television Script Writer VocationVacations® career mentorship with Darlene Hunt, includes:
  • One or two days of one-on-one mentorship in your dream job as a television script writer
  • The opportunity to participate in a total of one hour of pre- and post- VocationVacations career coaching from an accredited, affiliated VocationVacations career coach
  • A pocket-size VocationVacations journal so you can document your dream job coming to reality
  • Light lunches with your mentor
$799 for a one day mentorship
$1199 for a two day mentorship

Available: All year based on mentor's availability

Price: $1199 or $799 Per Person

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Suggested Accommodations

The Inn At Venice Beach

Hotel California
(Not included in the price of your VocationVacations® holiday)

Other activities and tourist destinations while on your VocationVacations® adventure:

Reservation, Cancellation and Rescheduling Rules and Conditions:

Each requested date for a VocationVacation is 100% dependent upon the mentor’s approval of dates. Each Vocationer is required to sign a liability release stating that they are 18 years or older, 21 years or older if the VocationVacation involves the production or serving of alcohol. Full payment of the VocationVacation is required to make a reservation. A $100 non-refundable fee is assessed if a VocationVacations experience is cancelled or rescheduled prior to 14-days of the scheduled VocationVacations holiday, based on the approved availability of the mentor to reschedule. A VocationVacation cannot be rescheduled and is non-refundable if cancelled within 14 days of the scheduled VocationVacations holiday. Written notification of cancellation or rescheduling is required in all cases. Grounded Nomads, LLC dba VocationVacations encourages all customers to acquire travel insurance to cover any unforeseen expenses due to cancellation or rescheduling.